An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to utilize alternative methods for publication of legal notices
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 8/28/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/9/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 7/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
Notwithstanding any general or special law or town by-law to the contrary, whenever the town of Hingham is required by a general or special law or town by-law to publish a legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation, the town of Hingham may utilize the alternative means of publishing said legal notice as provided in section 2.
The town of Hingham may publish a legal notice on the bulletin board or electronic visual display outside the town clerk's office and: (i) in a local newspaper, in either electronic or paper format; or (ii) on the town's website. For the purposes of this section, the term "website" shall mean the official website of the town of Hingham that is operated and maintained by the town's municipal government.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or town by-law to the contrary, whenever the town of Hingham is required by a general or special law or town by-law to publish a legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation, the town of Hingham may utilize the alternative means of publishing said legal notice as provided in section 2. SECTION 2. The town of Hingham may publish a legal notice on the bulletin board or electronic visual display outside the town clerk's office and: (i) in a local newspaper, in either electronic or paper format; or (ii) on the town's website. For the purposes of this section, the term "website" shall mean the official website of the town of Hingham that is operated and maintained by the town's municipal government. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.